Authorities expand search area for killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison after latest sighting
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have moved and expanded the search area for a convicted murderer who escaped from a suburban Philadelphia prison...
Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second...
One way to boost students’ scores? Help teachers conquer their math anxiety
CHICAGO (AP) — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers...
America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It’s not all bad
GOODHUE, Minnesota (AP) — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town's...
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered...
Biden will award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to a Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot who risked his...
Congress returns to try to prevent a government shutdown while the GOP weighs an...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill...
LGBTQ pride group excluded from southwest Iowa town’s Labor Day parade
A local LGBTQ pride group was excluded from a southwest Iowa town's Labor Day parade, apparently by the city's mayor, who cited safety concerns.Shenandoah...
Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell, known for the ubiquitous pop-rock hit ‘All Star,’ dies...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star”...
West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — On the same day that dejected students pleaded with the board of West Virginia's flagship university not to eliminate its...